Deans' Duets

Hickory, NC

$200 and up

Travels up to 200 miles

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Sweet Child O Mine (Guns N Roses) - string quartet with french horn

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Viva la Vida (Coldplay cover) - violin trio

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Ave Maria - violin & guitar

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Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars cover) - violin & piano

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Canon in D - violin & harp

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Quartet

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Violin duet

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Violin duet

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Violin/guitar duet

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Violin/keyboard duet

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Violin/violin/guitar trio

Overview

April and Megan Dean have played the violin since the age of three. They provide music for weddings, special events, holiday parties, anniversaries, and receptions throughout NC and SC. Their experience playing as a duo makes them uniquely capable to plan your ceremony according to your personal taste and style.

April and Megan have both been members of the Western Piedmont Symphony as well as the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra. Both teach violin as well.

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Reviews

16 reviews

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Lindsay W.

August 24, 2023

Beautiful Music

Working with Deans’ Duets & Quartets was incredibly easy and fun! They made the planning process seamless, especially as someone who didn’t know a whole lot about classical music, they knew exactly what I was looking for and were so helpful. They were incredibly responsive during the planning process, always answering any questions I had and even checked in regularly to see how things were going! On the day of the wedding, the music was absolutely beautiful and made the day perfect.

Hired as: Violinist


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Connor K.

July 10, 2022

Thank you Dean's Duets!

Dean’s Duets did an incredible job playing music during our wedding ceremony/cocktail hour and April was a pleasure to work with. We requested that they learn two of our special songs, which they happy obliged and played beautifully. They even were willing to work with us on the exact timing of the processional so that song would build up as my wife walked down the aisle – and absolutely nailed it. Thank you, Dean’s Duets!

Hired as: String Quartet


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Katherine B.

June 25, 2022

Amazing wedding music

We hired Dean’s Duets to play at our wedding ceremony, cocktail hour and dinner portion of our reception at the Biltmore Estate Walled Garden and Conservatory. We had a string quartet (violin, violin, cello and harp) for the ceremony and cocktail hour. We had a keyboardist play during the dinner portion of the reception. The planning process went very smoothly and April answered all of our questions. I appreciated their frequent updates asking if we needed any help with anything along the way months in advance. The musicians played beautifully and took our wedding to the next level of elegance. We highly recommend them!

Hired as: String Quartet


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Laura F.

December 14, 2020

Great experience!!

Highly recommend Dean’s Duets! We hired a harp and violin duo for our ceremony and they were amazing. Our guests loved it. April is so organized and made the process so easy despite all of the COVID craziness. They helped make our wedding day so special!!

Hired as: String Quartet


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Hayley P.

March 8, 2020

Best Musicians - Exceptional

My now husband and I are huge Game of Thrones fan. We knew we wanted to incorporate the theme song at our wedding. The moment we learned about Deans' Duets, each one of our crazy ideas (or so we thought) was met. There was not one musical selection that was not possible. April made sure of this! 
What I love most about Deans' Duet is their professionalism and experience to wow a crowd. They're a versatile group that can perform beyond weddings. I have been trying to figure out ways to partner with them at corporate galas, social events and more. Truly, better than DJs. 

Hired as: String Quartet, Violinist

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Booking information

Price range: $200 and up

Languages: English, Spanish

Gig length: 15 - 400 minutes

Past booked events

September 2021

17

Friday

Funeral/Memorial Service

11:00am - 12:00pm

Dobson, NC

October 2019

19

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Pikeville, KY

February 2018

22

Thursday

Fundraiser

5:30pm - 9:00pm

Hickory, NC

September 2017

30

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Charleston, WV

02

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

3:30pm - 5:30pm

Fairview, NC

June 2017

17

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Easley, SC

June 2016

04

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

5:30pm - 6:00pm

Troutman, NC

Set list

COMPLETE SONG LIST

7 Years

All For Love (The Three Musketeers)

All I Ask of You (Phantom of the Opera)

All My Life (Boys II Men)

All My Loving (The Beatles)

All of Me (John Legend)

All You Need is Love (The Beatles)

Angel Eyes (Jim Brickman)

Annie's Song (John Denver)

At Last (Etta James)

Baby, Now That I Found You (Alison Krauss & Union Station)

Beautiful Day (U2)

Beauty and the Beast

Bella Notte (This is the Night - Lady & the Tramp)

Bella's Lullaby (Twilight)

The Best Thing (Relient K)

Beth Rest (Bon Iver)

Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)

Bless the Broken Road (Rascal Flatts)

Borders (Jim Brickman)

Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day)

Breathe (Faith Hill)

Bubbly (Colbie Caillat)

Butterfly Kisses

Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Candle in the Wind (Elton John)

Can't Help Falling in Love With You (Elvis)

Carolina in my Mind (James Taylor)

Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins)

Circle of Life (The Lion King)

Clocks (Coldplay)

Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas)

Come Away with Me (Norah Jones)

Come Fly with Me (Frank Sinatra)

Concerning Hobbits (Lord of the Rings)

Cowboy Take Me Away (Dixie Chicks)

Crazy (Patsy Cline)

Destiny (Jim Brickman)

Don't Stop Believin' (Journey)

Dream (Priscilla Ahn)

Dream a Little Dream of Me (Michael Buble)

Dreams Come True (Jim Brickman)

A Dream is a Wish (Cinderella)

Dust in the Wind (Kansas)

Eidelweiss (Sound of Music)

Eight Days a Week (The Beatles)

Endless Love (Lionel Ritchie)

Every Breath You Take (Sting)

Everything (Michael Buble)

Everything I Do I Do If For You (Robin Hood)

Faithfully (Journey)

Feed the Birds (Mary Poppins)

Firework (Katy Perry)

Fireworks (Harry Potter)

Flightless Bird (American Mouth)

Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra)

For Emma (Bon Iver)

For Once in My Life (Stevie Wonder)

For the Love of a Princess (Braveheart)

For You I Will

Forever in Love (Kenny G)

From This Moment On (Shania Twain)

The Gift (Jim Brickman)

God Gave Me You (Blake Shelton)

God of Wonders

God Only Knows (Beach Boys)

Grace Like Rain

Grow Old with Me

Hallelujah

Halo (Beyonce)

Happy Everafter in Your Eyes (Ben Harper)

He's a Pirate (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Heartland (Jim Brickman)

Hedwig's Theme

Helplessly, Hopelessly

Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)

Here There and Everywhere (The Beatles)

Hero's Dream (Jim Brickman)

Hey Jude (The Beatles)

Hey, Soul Sister (Train)

Ho Hey (The Lumineers)

Home (Michael Buble)

I Believe I Can Fly

I Believe in You and Me (The Preacher's Wife)

I Cross My Heart (George Strait)

I Dreamed a Dream (Les Miserables)

I Finally Found Someone

I Will Be Here (Steven Curtis Chapman)

I Swear

If I Never Know You (Pocahontas)

If We Hold On Together (Land Before Time)

If You Believe (Jim Brickman)

In My Life (Beatles)

Indescribable

Into the Mystic (Van Morrison)

It's a Small World after All

It's Your Love (Tim McGraw / Faith Hill)

Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars)

Kiss the Girl (The Little Mermaid)

Kissing You (Romeo + Juliet)

Let it Be (The Beatles)

Let's Stay Together (Al Green)

Liz on Top of the World (Pride & Prejudice)

Lonestar (Norah Jones)

Lost Boy (Ruth B)

Love is Here to Stay (Gershwin)

Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire

A Love Until the End of Time

Love of My Life

Marry Me (Jason Derulo)

Marry You (Bruno Mars)

Marry You (Train)

Maybe I'm Amazed (Paul McCartney)

Me and You (Kenny Chesney)

Mirrors (Justin Timberlake)

Moon River

The Music of the Night (Phantom of the Opera)

My Best Friend (Tim McGraw)

My Girl

My Heart Will Go On (Titanic)

My Love (Eclipse - Twilight Saga)

New York, New York (Frank Sinatra)

North and South Theme Song

Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty)

Once Upon a Time...Storybook Love

Only Time (Enya)

Open Arms (Journey)

Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton)

Over the Rainbow

Paradise (Coldplay)

Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid)

Payphone (Maroon 5)

The Prayer (Andrea Bocelli / Josh Grobin / Celine Dion)

Reflection (Mulan)

River Flows in You (Yiruma)

Rocket to the Moon (Jim Brickman)

'S Wonderful (Gershwin)

Save the Last Dance for Me

The Scarlet Tide (Cold Mountain)

The Scientist (Coldplay)

Secret Garden (Bruce Springsteen)

Shall We Dance (Gershwin)

Skinny Love (Birdy)

Slow Hand (Conway Twitty)

So This is Love (Cinderella)

Some Day My Prince Will Come (Snow White)

Someone Like You (Adele)

Someone to Watch Over Me (Gershwin)

Something About the Way You Look Tonight

Somewhere, My Love (Doctor Zhivago)

Somewhere Out There (An American Tail)

The Sound of Music

Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)

Stand By Me

Stay (Rihanna)

Stay with Me (Sam Smith)

Summertime (Porgy and Bess)

Take My Breath Away

That’s Amore

Theme from Jurassic Park

Theme from Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love)

There You'll Be (Pearl Harbor)

They Can't Take That Away from Me (Gershwin)

Think of Me (Phantom of the Opera)

This is It (Michael Jackson)

This Will Be An Everlasting Love (Natalie Cole)

A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)

Three Times a Lady (Lionel Ritchie)

A Time For Us (Romeo & Juliet)

Time to Say Goodbye (Andrea Bocelli)

Titanium

To Make You Feel My Love

Unchained Melody

Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)

Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)

Valentine (Jim Brickman)

Viva La Vida (Coldplay)

The Way You Look Tonight

Wedding Song (There is Love)

What a Wonderful World

When I Fall in Love

When I Say I Do (Matthew West)

When You Say Nothing At All (Alison Krauss)

When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio)

Who is She (Cinderella)

A Whole New World (Aladdin)

Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)

Yellow (Coldplay)

Yesterday (Beatles)

You and Me (Lifehouse)

You Are So Beautiful

You Light Up My Life

You Raise Me Up (Josh Grobin)

You Will Be My Ain' True Love (Cold Mountain)

You'll Be in My Heart (Tarzan)

You're My Best Friend (Queen)

You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story)

Classical & Sacred Song List

A Courtly Dance
Air on the G String
Amazing Grace
An Episode
Arioso (J.S. Bach)
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Ashokan Farewell
Ave Maria
The Bridal March
Canon in D
Come Thou Fount
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba
Haste to the Wedding
He Leadeth Me
Hornpipe
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
King's March
La Rejouissance
Lover's Waltz
Meditation (J.S. Bach)
Meditation from Thais
Morning Has Broken
O Mio Babbino Caro
O Sole Mio
Ode to Joy
Panis Angelicus
The Prayer
Romanza (Mozart)
Rondeau (Mouret)
Rose by the Door
Savior, Like a Shepherd
Sheep May Safely Graze
Simple Gifts
Song Without Words
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Spring Dance
Spring from The Four Seasons
Take My Life and Let it Be
The Lord's Prayer
Theme from Ice Castles
Tobin's Jig
Traumerei
Trumpet Tune
Trumpet Voluntary
Waltz (Brahms)
​The Wedding Song
The Wedding March from a Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)

Influences and inspiration

Our favorite artists' covers to perform are:

The Beatles
Bruno Mars
Coldplay
Frank Sinatra
Michael Buble

We also enjoy playing sacred music/hymns, as well as Broadway tunes and classical music.

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